For Immediate Release
"Creating (Art) (Love) and
(Kindness)" – A Children's Art Exhibition
Sunday, November
6th at the "ALL(MOST) Studio & Gallery"
1288 S. La Brea, Los Angeles CA
90019
12pm - 4pm
LOS
ANGELES, October 20, 2016 – Exploring the themes of love and kindness, Los
Angeles-area kindergarten and first graders have created paintings, drawings
and writings, to be exhibited at the All(Most) Gallery on November 6th.
The event
was organized by Tamra Raven and Melanie Lutz, two Los Angeles-based television writer/producers who have been working on various local kindess, love and
empathy-promoting projects.
Raven
recalls she began by asking parents and teachers to dialogue with their
children by asking them questions, which were to be answered by their own
original work. Some questions included: “What does Kindness look like? Can we
imagine a world with no bullies? Could you write a letter to someone about
being kind? What do people need to do or know to be kind? What does sharing
look like?"
Raven
says memorable responses incorporated into the young artists’ work included
“I’m sharing flowers with my friend because she is lonely” and “sharing makes
people happy and makes you even happier.”
Raven explains
some of her motivations: "It feels like we all spend so much time in front
of screens and we really wonder about the effect of that making us all
ultimately more distant. We’re turning to hands-on art creation as a way to
make us think about feeling connected to each other. A goal is for us all to
see the world through a more empathetic lens."
Melanie
Lutz, co-organizer, shares the thought process driving her efforts: “We’re
interested in creating reminders that giving is receiving, with the notion that
a key part of evolving as a person is seeing how we can help each other out
with love. We want to provide heart centered reminders to share the gifts that
we sometimes even forget that we have.”
Raven and
Lutz have been finding that using Facebook Groups as a homebase has been a
successful strategy to develop their events and expand their ever-growing
circle of participants. Raven says “sometimes we’re left speechless by the
wonderful stories our members share with us. And with so many unconscionable
things dominating the general news cycle, it’s been so great and encouraging to
learn there really are so many big-hearted people out there.” Lutz adds
"It is a beautiful world filled with beautiful people."
About 52
WEEKS OF GIVE BACK
Tamra
Raven: "For a few years now, I've had a Facebook group devoted to acts of
kindness and stories about giving back."
"I
was inspired initially by my 3 year-old daughter's inclination to randomly give
to others and her unprovoked displays of empathy." The group shares
stories weekly, on the topic of random acts of kindness.
About AMP
EXPERIENCE
AMP
EXPERIENCE celebrates the power, grace and beauty of what it means to be a
woman, today and for the future.
We're
creating an environment where Amazing Magnificent Phenomenal (AMP) women can
join together to become a force for accomplishing their dreams. AMP's
"Sunday Tea” events honor icons and predecessors and also offer peaceful
spaces to discuss the road ahead.
About THE
KINDNESS CLUB (Events promoted by 52 Weeks of Give Back and AMP Experience)
The
Kindness Club is a "pop-up" experience of loving and kind actions appearing in various
neighborhoods to promote the concepts of "giving back" and
"paying forward."
The group
is an extension of the ongoing work of "52 Weeks of Giveback" and
"Mel's Love Land: All Systems Love," creating spaces for inspiration
and discussion. For more information https://loveland101.com
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Contact:
Tamra Raven
tamrave@gmail.com /
917-855-3800
Melanie Lutz
Melanie@melanielutz.com / 323-646-7742
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